Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Gaylord, Minnesota is Minnesota’s Healthy Heartland! Gaylord is located in south central Minnesota about an hour west of the Twin Cities and 35 minutes from Mankato, Hutchinson, and New Ulm. As the County Seat, Gaylord is the “Hub of Sibley County.” Our location produces liquid egg, hardcook egg, and precooked egg such as scrambled, patties and omelets.

The E & I Technician (Electrical & Instrumentations Tech) provides both Electrical Maintenance and Reliability services within the plant, executing with excellence and assisting critical electrical/instrumentation asset health improvement efforts. The E & I Tech will ensure results while partnering with the MFI ARM team, plant maintenance team personnel, plant operational team, equipment suppliers, and all other plant support teams members for success.

The E & I Tech focus responsibilities are assistance, development, and execution of electrical/instrumentation PM, PDM, RCM, Precision CM, and Operator Care Programs. Other duties will include electrical/instrumentation equipment installation, troubleshooting adjustments, startups, and process improvement projects. The E & I Tech will carry and keep current any regulatory required licensure (i.e., Nice to have Maintenance Electrician). This position is responsible for complying with Safety work rules and for reinforcing Safety as a Core Value.

Ensures that all policies, procedures, and activities related to Food Safety & Quality are followed and complied with uniformly, to reduce product and process variability. This role must be available to work scheduled work times, weekends, and holidays, as necessary.

• Participate with electrical/instrumentation maintenance team members and tasks to ensure personal safety, quality, delivery, and cost, are continuously being improved to achieve company objectives. Be an active member who contributes to the advancement of the MFI & ARM culture.
• Develop, implement, and champion Precision Maintenance® techniques ensuring procedural compliance and that job tolerances are met.
• Identify, develop, and implement critical electrical/instrumentation maintenance and performance improvement projects.
• Work with Corporate Reliability Team to develop, implement, and review real time condition assessment data for all critical electrical/instrumentation equipment.
• Actively participate in critical electrical/instrumentation equipment maintenance training for maintenance personnel.
• Actively participate in following reliability procedures for critical electrical/instrumentation spares and parts.
• Actively participate in following quality commissioning procedures for critical rebuilt or new electrical/instrumentation equipment.
• Work with vendors in addressing critical electrical/instrumentation issues identified through root cause and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Actively participate and assist craftsmen during critical electrical/instrumentation maintenance assignments.
• Actively participate in electrical/instrumentation troubleshooting tasks while assisting other plant personnel in a teaching environment.
• Utilize MFI approved CMMS to manage, document, and support electrical/instrumentation reliability reporting and decision making. This will be accomplished through the guidance of MFI ARM standards.
• Keep accurate and up‑to‑date records (i.e., SAP data, critical equipment, regulatory documentation).
• Provide input for root cause analysis (RCA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement.
• Actively hold and sustain regulatory required licensure related to electrical/instrumentation (i.e., Maintenance Electrician) and perform required duties to statutory expectations.
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